We are extremely proud of our students and staff for numerous accomplishments and accolades they bring to our district at a state, regional, and national level on an annual basis.  We know that none of this would be possible without our supportive families and community.  East Troy Community School District continues to be a district of choice for families, and below are just a few reasons why:

• The Eau Claire Jazz Festival was a huge success this year, with East Troy High School Jazz Band taking 1st place in their class and earning the honor of performing in the headliner concert before hundreds of attendees!
• On April 9th, East Troy’s 8th grade choir performed at the Beyond the Notes Music Festival, where they impressed professional clinicians and peers from across the state with their strong sound, adaptability, and well-balanced ensemble. They received valuable feedback and praise for their outstanding performance in a new environment.
• Two East Troy High School teams were selected as top national finalists in the NASA HUNCH program and presented their innovative space projects at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Their designs—focused on lunar exploration and ISS dust collection—were the only two chosen from 24 at the Missouri review.
  • Students included were juniors Jillian Barber, Carli Murphy, Elliot Van Buren, and freshmen Asher Verlee and Austin Ledin.
• ETHS Baseball pitchers, Seth Lingford & Kellen Pluess, tossed a combined no-hitter against Palmyra-Eage in a 13-1, five-inning win.
• East Troy Key Club had an incredible experience at WIUM DCON 2025, networking with peers, gaining leadership insight, and earning top honors—including Best Non-Digital Poster and Outstanding Sophomore for Megan Meeks. Our Thirst Project 5K, led by President Riley Parsons, was recognized as the district’s top fundraiser, with the second annual run already set for October 11.
• In February, Senior Trey Smith earned 3rd place in the 100M Backstroke and 8th place in the 200 IM at the state swim meet.
• Our ETHS Girls Basketball was crowned Conference Champions in February after going undefeated this year in conference play.
• In February, our ETHS Cheer Team competed at state in DeForest and earned 2nd place in GameDay and 3rd place in Traditional.  Freshman Case Huckstep also earned 3rd place in the state for Mascot.
• Senior Savanna Kawleski and Amy Beaver traveled to Oshkosh to assist with the OAK box installation in the Oshkosh School District, installing 18 boxes—the largest of any district in Wisconsin. As a youth ambassador for the nonprofit Start Healing Now, Savanna spoke at six schools and during a press conference on February 7th, alongside influential leaders and State Senator Jesse James. This incredible journey began with her AVID 11 service-learning project during her junior year.
• ETHS Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club members participated in the Regional Leadership Conference at Middleton High School, achieving outstanding results. ETHS earned eight Top 10 placements, including six in the Top 5. Additionally, congratulations to Avorie Murphy for placing 2nd in Public Speaking, qualifying her for the FBLA State Conference in Green Bay.
• In February the ET Boys & Girls Varsity Ski Teams qualified for the state meet, with Reese Miazga and Augie Niegelsen qualifying individually, while Audrey Seaverson, who missed qualifying individually by just .05 seconds, will join the team.
• Asher Verlee, an ETHS student, represented Wisconsin state districts 31 and 83 (East Troy and Mukwonago) alongside four other Mukwonago high school students, serving as the expert on the positive impact of FIRST Robotics on Wisconsin students' education by highlighting the invaluable technical and soft skills gained through the FRC program, including problem-solving, teamwork, and hands-on engineering experience that prepare students for the workforce.
• Little Prairie’s Audrie DeGaro and her family were featured on TMJ4 news as well as over 10 newspapers for Audrie’s incredible contributions to the Kids Heart Challenge in honor of her younger brother. 
• In January, ETHS had a record number of 53 students compete in the HOSA Regional Leadership Conference. 25 of the 53 students qualified for state. 
• East Troy took home the Judges' Choice at the first ever Walworth County Pro/Am Culinary Showdown. High School students from eight Walworth County high schools were paired with local professional chefs. They crafted delicious dishes and competed at a sold out event in January. 
  • Gracelyn Hell, Gracy Fox and ETHS alumni Head Chef Nathan Dettinger came home with the WIN!! The winning dish: Hometown Breakfast Bite. Flaky puff pastry encases savory breakfast sausages sourced from East Troy's Hometown Sausage Kitchen, with a bacon jam and drizzled with a rich maple glaze. A nod to East Troy mornings, crafted with local love. 
• Andrea Schinke, Food Service Director, was named the January Nutrition Superhero of the Month by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. 
• Kristin Michalski, a former teacher at East Troy High School, was selected to receive the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). This incredible honor, awarded by the National Science Foundation on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, celebrates Kristin’s outstanding contributions to the teaching and learning of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
• The High School Band has recently received a grant from the Mockingbird Foundation! The Mockingbird Foundation is a charitable organization founded by fans of the band Phish in 1996 to support children in music education. With this money, we have purchased a new drum major podium for marching band and new drum heads for all of our drumline equipment.
• In November, the Super Smash Bros Ultimate team took 3rd place at state, finishing the season with an impressive 9-2 record. Both losses were against Jefferson, the eventual champions.
   
• East Troy FFA member and East Troy High School graduate, Mary Schrieber, was elected to the National FFA Office as the 2024-2025 Central Region Vice President. Mary is just one of 6 student members elected to this year's National FFA Officer team, representing over 1 million FFA members nationwide. She is the 9th member from Wisconsin to be elected to National Office and the 1st ever East Troy FFA member to do so.
• The East Troy Equestrian Team earned a grand championship at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Horsemanship Association (WIHA) Regional competitions.
• Our ETHS Girls’ Tennis Team won their 6th consecutive Rock Valley Championship, and the 18th in school history.
• Thanks to a generous donation from the East Troy Music Boosters, East Troy choir students had the opportunity to participate in a songwriting workshop with composer Jim Papoulis, who has worked with famous musicians such as Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Beyonce, and many more.
• Addison Hudson, Senior, was selected as the Wisconsin FFA Section 10 Member of the Month for September. 
• Olivia Guyse and Amya Pluess both achieved their 1,000th career dig as part of the East Troy Girls Varsity Volleyball team. They are the 5th and 6th girls to ever achieve this feat in East Troy history.
• Thanks to the diligent work of many staff members throughout the 23-24 school year, our district was awarded $29,200 for the Transition Readiness Grant to support students with postsecondary transition.
• 78 students from the Class of 2023 (over 55% of the entire senior class!) were submitted for the CTE Incentive Grant for earning one or more industry certification, youth apprenticeship, or technical diploma. 
• Our ETHS was approved for 80 incentive grant claims as a result of our students receiving various CTE (Career & Technical Education) certifications. These grants total $57,096.80 and will be going towards our CTE programs!

• ETHS student-athletes Zachary Cesar, Lucas Hendrickson, and Joshua Erman were recognized as 2024 Academic All-State honorees by the Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin.
• The ETHS was selected for the Commissioner Award for Sportsmanship for its outstanding sportsmanship shown in the Rock Valley Conference by fans, student-athletes, and coaches during the 2023-24 academic year. 
• Audrey Seaverson, a Junior at East Troy High School, and daughter of Eric and Erin Seaverson, earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. Audrey participated in the ACT Test this spring at East Troy High School and her achievement of earning the highest possible composite score is significant and rare. She joins a select group of East Troy High School students to earn this precious accolade. About one-quarter of 1% of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2023, only 2,542 out of 1.39 million students who took the ACT earned a top composite score of 36.
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• East Troy Community School District becomes the only public school in the area to house an overdose aid kit, or OAK box. Thanks to the efforts of Junior, Savanna Kawleski , the OAK box is now one of 285 boxes installed across Waukesha and Walworth counties. 
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• The Boys tennis team finished second at the East Troy Sectional in May. Congratulations to Justin Brehm (#1 singles) and Noah Edwards (#3 singles) on winning the sectional.  Congratulations to Michael Busateri (#2 singles) and Adam Schrieber (#4 singles) for finishing second. Freshman Bryce Bayley and Drew Chapman finished fourth.
• The East Troy High School was named one of U.S. News and World Report's Best High Schools for 2024. Read full article >
• The East Troy boys tennis team won their 4th straight conference championship. They have won 6 out of the last 7 seasons. 
  • Justin Brehm and Noah Edwards also won their 4th individual singles championship.
• ETHS Senior, Brady Orlowski, will graduate this year with an Associate Degree in Accounting through Gateway Technical College thanks to available Transcripted credits as well as the Start College Now programs offered at ETHS. 
• The High School Jazz Band attended the Eau Claire Jazz Festival on April 19th - April 21st. The students learned a lot about jazz music and their roles in a jazz band while they attended multiple performances and masterclasses. On top of the great learning experience, the High School Big Band placed 2nd place in their class!  Additionally, our performance had three students, Kaden Fridley, Cal Huckstep, and Emerson Barrett who received an Outstanding Soloist award! 
• Several ETHS students participated in the High School Art Show hosted by the Geneva Lakes Art Foundation in April. Madyson Damaske, Junior, won the Louise Mergener Memorial Award for outstanding artwork for her sculpture, The Goose, which is an award of $500.
• Our Prairie View Elementary received a score of “Exceeds Expectations” on the most recent 2022-23 State Report card with a score of 72.4. 
  • Prairie View received a score of 87.7 for achievement in Mathematics. This is above the state average score of 66.2. 
  • Prairie View received a score of 71.7 for achievement in English Language Arts. This is above the state average score of 59.1.
• Our East Troy High School received a score of “Exceeds Expectations” on the most recent 2022-23 State Report card with a score of 78.4. 
  • ETHS received a score of 60.9 for achievement in Mathematics. This is above the state average score of 53. 
  • ETHS received a score of 64.6 for achievement in English Language Arts. This is above the state average score of 61.3.
  • 29.7% of our ETHS students successfully completed at least one Advanced Placement course. This is above the state average of 20.1%.
  • 68.9% of our ETHS students successfully completed at least one Dual Enrollment course. This is well above the state average of 23.2%.
  • 20.6% of our ETHS students earned at least one industry-recognized credential. This is above the state average of 3.9%.
• On the most recent 2022-23 State Report card, our East Troy Middle School received a score of 58.1 for achievement in Mathematics. This is above the state average score of 52.8. 
• The High School Band traveled to Orlando, Florida to visit Disney World and Universal Studios from March 24th-27th. The trip included a performance at Universal Studios, a Disney workshop conducted by a professional Disney Musician, and a visit to the parks and beach.
• Three East Troy students, Asher VerLee, Jack LaFreniere and Ethan Gordhamer competed with their team, BEARs 930 and won the FRC Wisconsin Regional Championships! They will go on to compete in the FRC Worlds competition later this spring. They also received the top award for FRC Impact which is given to the team with the most outstanding outreach program. Congratulations to these students for their hard work, dedication and an exciting win!
• We had 15 East Troy Middle School students represent the district at the Southern Lakes Advanced Learners Network Academic Bowl. Our team went head to head against Stone Bank and Johnson Creek and took home 1st place overall! Seven students also took home first place in individual events!
• In March some of our East Troy Middle School FFA members competed in the Sectional FFA Leadership Development Event. The Quiz Bowl team won first place and will be competing in the state competition in Madison on June 11.
• During “Reading Comes Alive Week”, our 4K-5th grade students involved community members in literacy by writing conversation starters that were distributed to local businesses. 
• Little Prairie Primary raised $12,315.14 for the American Heart Association during their Kids Heart Challenge in their Physical Education classes! 
• In early March several of our ETHS students traveled to Clinton for the Rock Valley Conference Math Meet and had an impressive showing. Varsity came in 6th and JV took first place! We also had several students recognized for their individual scores:
  • Jacob Kostenko (Varsity) - 5th place
  • Jack LaFreniere (JV) - 1st place
  • Isabel Banks, Gracy Fox, & Hailey Manske (JV) - tied for 7th place
  • Caitlyn Preiser - 11th place
• The ETHS HOSA students sponsored the first ever ETHS Family Feud tournament as a fundraiser for the State Leadership Conference. There were 8 teams in the tournament - including 1 teacher team. With a 1 point steal in the championship round, the Nikola Tesla Fan Club defeated the Teacher team to win the tournament! 
• For the first time, the ETHS participated in the Battle of the Books. We had 2 teams compete to represent us at the State Competition in February. "The Bookends" team was victorious. Congratulations to Isabel Banks, Maya Bong, Matthew Markham and Thomas Thurner.
• The annual Elementary PTO Family Movie Night was a huge success with over 100 families in attendance!
• Riding 5 top-three performances in its regional competition at Columbus High School on Saturday, February 3rd , East Troy High School’s chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) now has its sights set on competing at the 2024 Wisconsin FBLA State Leadership Conference in Green Bay, WI. East Troy FBLA chapter was among nearly 600 competitors representing area high schools at the Regional Conference, a one-day event that, in addition to the competitive events, included motivational speakers and entertainment, as well as the election of area officers and the March of Dimes Minute Madness fundraiser. East Troy placed 25 students among the top ten in 15 categories at the FBLA Regional.
• East Troy FFA had a very successful night at the District 30 Leadership Development Events in Waterford. We had students place in 6 of the 7 competitions there, which focus on student's leadership and public speaking skills.
• This year East Troy had 7 students selected to be published in the annual Southern Lakes Anthology Project. Our published students are celebrated at a ceremony at UW-Whitewater at the Young Auditorium in May.
  • Claire Banks (6), Prose “Into the Clouds”
  • Sienna Bresler (5), Artwork “Bigger Than It Seems”
  • Autumn Firkus (5), Artwork “The Forest Gathering”
  • Zoey Halkin (5), Cartoon “Black Holes”
  • Molly Nelson (5) and Lila Langreck (5), Illustrated Writing “The Split Up”
  • Gabe Smith (5), Artwork “Money Rocket”
• Our top four students in each grade from grades 5th through 8th had the opportunity to participate in the Southern Lakes Advanced Learner Network Regional Math Competition with 32 other districts (a total of 512 students) at UW-Whitewater. Students competed in Problem Solving Without Calculators, Consumer Math, Mathematical Reasoning, Mental Math, and Team Problem Solving. Both our 5/6 and 7/8 teams took 3rd place in our Division! 
• In January, ten of our ETHS band students were invited to represent East Troy as part of the Rock Valley Conference Honors Band. 
• In January, our ETHS held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new Esports Lab. Funded by a grant, the dedicated space will not only provide a platform for students to explore and excel in esports but will also open doors to a myriad of opportunities for personal and academic growth.
• The ETHS HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) club had 18 state qualifiers and 3 alternates at the January regional competition.
• Maya Rygielski and Angelita Walentin-Garnica both accomplished fantastic scores on the rigorous Elsevier’s HESI Admission Assessment (A2) exam after completing the CNA course at ETHS. Since passing the exam, Angelita and Maya have been invited into the competitive Associate Degree Nursing Program at Gateway Technical College. 
• For the first time, the ETHS is participating in the Battle of the Books.  The statewide Battle of the Books program is designed to promote a love of reading among our students. It encourages students to read a variety of books and remember information about the plots, characters, and settings of the books.  We had 2 teams compete to represent us at the State Competition in February.  "The Bookends" team was victorious.  Congratulations to Isabel Banks, Maya Bong, Matthew Markham and Thomas Thurner.
• Our ETHS Girls Wrestling Team, Isabel McGinley & Kylie Schmidt, competed at the Stateline Shuffle in December and both earned 1st place with 6 matches (3 each), 6 pins, and wrestled just over 9 minutes, only having to go into the second period once.
• ETHS Boys Wrestling did a great job at Battle on the Bay in December! Congrats to Max Gonzalez (1st place), Brady Collins (3rd place), & Landen Bogard (4th place) for their podium placements. 
• The ETHS Esports SMASH Team won the state competition, besting Jefferson in the semi-finals and Seymour in the finals, bringing home the Division 3 trophy. The team consisted of Aaron Olsen, Kyler Newkirk, Vincent Hinsberger, Nicholas Strzykalski, Coen Taylor, Dane Borkowski, Cody Freudenstein, Emerson Barrett, Gabriel Vose, and Evan Hanrahan.
• ETMS sent six band students to the UW-Milwaukee MS Honors Band Festival November 17-19. The Festival provides our most motivated and accomplished musicians an opportunity to work with recognized conductors. 
• In the fall, Prairie View students led their parent-teacher conferences by sharing their goals and reflections based on their work. Fourth-grade students operated a pop-up coffee shop during conferences to help provide refreshments. With donated materials from local business 2894 On Main, the young entrepreneurs whipped up steaming cups of coffee, serving parents and teachers with a smile. This innovative approach to parent-teacher conferences not only provided parents with valuable insights into their child's academic development but also empowered students to take ownership of their learning journey. The student-led coffee shop and gratitude wall exemplified Prairie View Elementary's commitment to fostering a student-centered learning environment that celebrates creativity, collaboration, and a sense of community.
• East Troy High School’s yearbook has been recognized for excellence and is featured in the Walsworth’s Possibilities book, celebrating the best-of-the-best in yearbook design and coverage. The Trojan yearbook was created by the 2022-2023 yearbook staff under the direction of editors Charlie Clark, Callie Hartranft, Anita Gross, and Jessica Hawthorne.
• Kaden Fridley, Senior, qualified for State the second year in a row as part of the ETHS Boys Cross Country team. 
• Our fantastic East Troy Middle School staff goes above and beyond their service to the community by beautifying the adopted section of Highway J between Pickeral Lake and Stringers Bridge.
• Four nominated middle schoolers joined Ms. Baumeister and Mr. Van Sistine in having a blast at a Middle School Leadership conference hosted by the Southern Lakes Advanced Learner Network, featuring speaker Ted Neitzke. Students had the opportunity to learn all about effective leaders, leading where their feet are, facing the storm like a buffalo, and why it is always important to picture the score as 0 - 0.
• This year our ETMS students raised approximately $6,000 for their PBIS program at the annual Color Blast event.
• Riley Fitch & Aubrey Vinney advanced to the State Competition in Madison as part of the ETHS Girls Tennis Team. 
• In October the ETHS Varsity Girls Volleyball Team defeated second place Delavan-Darien 26-24, 25-13, 25-9. In doing so, they officially won the Rock Valley Conference - Large School Division. Their current record is 7-0 (matches) and 21-0 (games) in conference.
• The ETHS Girls Golf team finished out the conference season finishing third overall. Senior Ella Pernitzke earned first team all conference honors, junior Isabel Halbesma earned second team all conference honors, and junior Gianna Dedick and sophomore Hailey Manske earned honorable mention honors for the conference season.
• In the fall of 2023 the ETHS Girls Tennis team achieved their 5th Rock Valley Conference Championship. 
   
• Our Transportation department was featured on local news for their ability to attract and retain staffing amid shortages. 
• The East Troy Girls Golf Team placed first place at the Cougar Invitational at Prairie Woods Golf Club on Wednesday, August 23rd.  Junior Gianna Dedick was the medalist with a score of 42.  Senior Ella Pernitzke and junior Isabel Halbesma placed second and third with scores of 45 and 47.
• The East Troy Girls’ Tennis started the season strong by defeating Martin Luther 6-1, Brown Deer 7-0, and Milwaukee Reagan 6-1, to win the East Troy quad.  They move to 13-2 on the season and are currently ranked 10th in Division 2!
• Our ETHS currently has 22 Varsity Interscholastic sports stressing participation and excellence as well as 25 Clubs for students to explore their interests. 
• Since 2015, the ETHS has earned 30 RVC Conference Championships, 9 Sectional Championships (Team State Qualifiers), 6 Sectional Runner-ups, 2 Team State Championships, and well over 100 individual state qualifiers.

• The ETHS Girls volleyball team was honored with a 2023 USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award! They maintained a year-long GPA of 3.807 out of 4.0. Only 37 teams in the state were recognized for this achievement, and ETHS finished 5th highest GPA of every team in Division 2.
• The Senior Class of 2023 included 140 graduates and 1 foreign exchange student (Junior), with a graduation rate of 100%.
• ETHS alumni, Mary Schreiber, was selected as the State FFA President in June 2023. East Troy is proud to have two alumni be selected as State FFA Presidents in recent years! (Mary Schreiber and Kayla Hack)
• The ETHS Girls Track team had a fantastic overall 8th place finish at the WIAA State Division 2 Meet. The 4x100 team broke our current school record during trials, and the 4x200 team finished in the 3rd fastest time in D2 State history and also broke our current school record. The 4x400 team not only broke the school record, but finished as State Champions. 
• Two ETHS teams participated in the Finance and Investment Challenge Bowl on May 17 at the WI Department of Financial Institutions in Madison and took home both 1st and 2nd place!
• Our ETHS Health Careers students completed the American Heart Association Heartsaver training program. Our very own district nursing assistant, Mrs. Tricia Harris, is an AHA Certified Proctor and was able to test all 18 students for certification! 
• For the second time in the last 6 years, the ETHS Boys tennis team advanced to team state. Also, players Justin Brehm, Aiden Taylor, Max Maternowski, and Chase Stoner qualified for the individual state tournament.
• The East Troy Boys tennis team won every match at the conference tournament without dropping a set. They set a conference record winning all flights and scoring 42 points!  This was their third straight conference championship and 5th out of the last 6 years.
• ETHS Business students in the Advanced Accounting class demonstrated their impressive technology and accounting skills by passing the QuickBooks Online Certification exam. This is the first group of ETHS students to successfully complete this certification. This curriculum was part of the Gateway transcripted QuickBooks Online course, in which students also will be receiving three college credits.
• Our East Troy High School received a 2022-23 Global Education Excellence Award for being an exemplary host to exchange students. Nominated by a current exchange student, ETHS was selected for the welcoming environment, rich educational and extra-curricular offerings, and phenomenal support from staff.
• Our East Troy Community School District was presented with the Good Neighbor of the Year Award by the East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce. 
• Key Club President, Samantha Holle, put together a poster board about the East Troy Dog Park and won first place at the State Convention.
• Both our ETHS Jazz Band and Jazz Choir qualified for state at Solo and Ensemble! 
  • State Qualifiers for Choir: The Barber Shop Quartet qualified for state: including Kaden Fridley, Gabe Vose, Gavin McLauchlin and Layne Peters
  • State Qualifiers for Band: Trombone Quartet: Anita Gross, Kyler Newkirk, Kaden Fridley, Nick Strzykalski
• Our Middle School Advanced Learners attended the Southern Lakes Advanced Learner Network Regional Academic Bowl, competing as one of 6 regional districts involved. Each school had one representative per grade competing in Language, Math, Science, and Social Studies, and one at-large member that could compete in their area of choice. East Troy also submitted three teams of mixed 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to participate in a team current events trivia. Our ETMS teams had fantastic results:
  • East Troy Community School District took 1st place overall
  • Current events Team Trivia:
    • 1st place - East Troy Team 2  (Adalina Adsit, Greyson Zess, Zach Hoff, Noah Bong, Mason Reichenberger)
  • Individual Performance:
    • Math
      • 8th grade: (2nd) Isabel Banks
      • 7th grade: (2nd) Noah Bong
      • 6th grade: (1st) Zach Hoff
    • Science 
      • 8th grade: (1st) Matt Hoff, (2nd) Preston Bottoni 
      • 7th grade: (1st) Greyson Zess
      • 6th grade: (1st) Arlan Kehl
    • Social Studies
      • 8th grade: (1st) Adalina Adsit 
      • 7th grade: (2nd) Lachlan Hartje
      • 6th grade: (3rd) Aria Kmiecik 
    • Language 
      • 8th grade: (1st) Maya Bong
      • 7th grade: (3rd) Rose Nelson
      • 6th grade: (1st) Rosemary Markham, (3rd) Mason Reichenberger
• Our ETHS Esports teams placed 1st and 3rd at the State Competition for Fortnite. In addition, the Esports team took 2nd at state in Rocket League. 
• Two HUNCH teams from ETHS were selected based upon their exceptional work to present their projects in Houston at Johnson Space Center. The students include: Lucy Schrieber, Sam Holle, Megan Greenlees, Alyssa Schauer, Natalie Goetsch, and Rebecca Barber.
• Thanks to Mr. Hoff and Mr. Mass, our ETHS Tech Department received a $9600 VOICE mini grant that will be used to purchase equipment that is needed for students to earn Precision Measurement Certifications through Starret and Snap-on.   
• Both the ETHS JV and Varsity Math Meet teams took second place at the Rock Valley Conference Math Meet in Brodhead. 
• ETHS Freshman, Brady Collins, won 3rd place at the WIAA State Wrestling Championships in Division 2 at 106 pounds. Brady capped off an outstanding 2022-2023 Freshman campaign with a final season record of 44 wins and 4 losses.
• The Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association named several of our ETHS Volleyball athletes to their Academic All-State Volleyball Team: Julia Aleckson (12), Abby Erman (12), Alyssa Kerr (12), Lilly Aleckson (11), Danielle DePuydt (11), Cadence Kroll (11), Jillian Pergande (11), Molly Pluess (11), Jenna Voss (11), Olivia Guyse (10), Amya Pluess (10), Valencia Burgos (9). 
• Several ETMS 7th and 8th grade students, nominated by their science teachers, participated in a science immersion day with other local districts at UW-Madison in February. Students performed forensic techniques on "alien blood" to solve a crime, described contents of subsurface material to perform a geologic study, and were invited on a science department tour. 
• Our ETHS Cheer team qualified for Nationals for the 4th time in their history. Students traveled to Disney to compete in the ESPN Wide World of Sports.
• Our 5th-8th graders had great results from the 2023 Southern Lakes Advanced Learners Network Math Meet:
  • 5/6 team came in FIRST PLACE (in D2 math districts) - and will go to state at UW-Madison
  • 7/8 team came in Third place (out of 8 D2 districts in our division) and will not move on
  • Claire Banks was the FIRST PLACED individual 5th grader in our division. 
  • Rosemary Markham is the SECOND PLACED individual 6th grader in our division. 
  • Noah Bong was the FIRST PLACED individual within all 7th graders in our division
• During the 2021-22 school year, the ETHS had 625 student enrollments in Transcripted Credit courses earning Gateway credit and saving our students a total of $276,604.90 in college tuition.
• Our ETHS students applied their personal finance knowledge at the Finance and Investment Challenge Bowl sponsored by Asset Builders. Four teams comprised of juniors Brady Orlowski and Noah Edwards and seniors TJ Betley, Heath Lai, Ben Grimm, Dominic Wehrhahn, Chase Nogalski, Zach Geuder, Bryn Rehfeldt, Leah Rummery, Maya Schaefer, Alex Quandt, Brynn Lehocky, Isaiah Garzez, Owen Nixon, and Aiden Taylor competed on December 8th at Carthage College. The Trojans matched wits in a battle against area schools to see who knew the most about business, economics and personal finance.  All four East Troy teams dominated the competition and walked away with 1st through 4th place finishes!
• Our ETHS Esports team took second at state in our Division (D3) for Super Smash Bros Ultimate. State was held at Madison Area Technical College. The varsity team consisted of Aaron Olson, Samuel Riley, Gabriel Vose, Kyler Newkirk, Nicholas Strzykalski, Vincent Hinsberger, and Gio Eldred.
• Our East Troy High School held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new CNA lab that provides students with the opportunity to earn their Certified Nursing Assistant certifications from a Gateway Technical College instructor on our own school campus. 
• ETHS student Trey Smith and his Burlington Co-op Swim relay team set 3 conference records. Some of the records were from 1996. The team ended up in second place overall at the Southern Lakes Swim Conference.
• Our Little Prairie Primary received 150 responses from 4K-2nd grade parents in the fall 2022 survey:
  • 100% of respondents strongly agreed or agreed that Little Prairie staff members are caring and supportive. 
  • 98.7% of respondents strongly agree or agree that they feel welcomed in their child's school.
  • 100% of respondents strongly agree or agree that their child enjoys going to school on most days.
  • 95.3% of respondents strongly agree or agree that Little Prairie has high expectations regarding learning for their child(ren).
  • 97.4% of respondents strongly agree or agree that they are satisfied with the experience their child(ren) is receiving at Little Prairie.
  • 96% of respondents strongly agree or agree that they have at least one Little Prairie staff member that they feel comfortable contacting if they have an idea or concern.
  • 99.4% of respondents strongly agree or agree that their student has positive connections with classmates.
  • 92% of respondents strongly agree or agree that focusing on PBIS at Little Prairie has a positive impact on their child's achievement.
  • 96.6% of respondents strongly agree or agree that Little Prairie provides positive tools for their child(ren) to manage their behaviors.
  • 96.7% of respondents strongly agree or agree that Little Prairie provides opportunities for family involvement and feedback.
• Our Prairie View Elementary received a score of “Exceeds Expectations” on the 2021-22 State Report card with a score of 76.3. 
  • Prairie View received a score of 86.6 for achievement in Mathematics. This is above the state average score of 66.1. 
  • Prairie View received a score of 72.1 for achievement in English Language Arts. This is above the state average score of 59.
• Our East Troy High School received a score of “Exceeds Expectations” on the 2021-22 State Report card with a score of 79.9. 
  • 27.8% of our ETHS students successfully completed at least one Advanced Placement course. This is above the state average of 19.9%.
  • 62.8% or our ETHS students successfully completed at least one Dual Enrollment course. This is well above the state average of 18.6%.
  • 12.9% of our ETHS students earned at least one industry-recognized credential. This is above the state average of 2.8%.
  • 5.5% of our ETHS students participated in a work based learning program. This is above the state average of 3.4%.
• The NHS sponsored blood drive in October collected 51 units of blood - potentially helping 141 patients!
• The East Troy High School has been recognized as a Level II Advanced Placement Pacesetter School for impressive student AP access and excellence in AP exam scores in the State of Wisconsin during the 2020-21 school year. 
• Audrey Seaverson (10th grade) competed for the Southern Kettles Composite Mountain Biking Team (East Troy, Palmyra-Eagle, and Whitewater school districts) in the State Championship Race with over 1200 middle and high school riders. Audrey took 4th in the JV-3lap race on Sunday, and finished 5th overall for the 5-race season.
• This year our ETMS students raised $11,268.71 for their PBIS program at the annual Color Blast event. 
• Tanner Kurtz, 5th grader at Prairie View, beat the school pacer record with 130 laps. 
• The East Troy High School Student Cabinet hosted the RVC Leadership Conference at UW-Whitewater for over 100 high school students and teachers from the Rock Valley Conference.
• Kaden Fridley, a junior runner, took 9th out of 97 runners in order to qualify for the state cross country race!
• Our ETHS Equestrian Club competed against 12 other teams in their division and earned 2nd place. They will advance to compete at the Alliant Energy Center at the end of October against 300 other riders from Wisconsin. 
• Our East Troy Community School District has received the 2022 Safety, Security & Wellness Award from the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials. The purpose of the Safety, Security & Wellness Award is to recognize and promote Wisconsin school districts for their efforts in creating safe and healthy learning environments for students and staff.
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• As part of the ETHS girls tennis team, Lauren Lindow (32-2 in singles) and Sophia Rondeau and Katie Metcalf (32-1 in doubles) advanced to the WIAA state tournament for the 4th straight year.
• 57 students from the Class of 2022 (almost 50% of the entire senior class!) were submitted for the CTE Incentive Grant for earning one or more industry certification.
• The ETHS Girls Tennis team won their 4th consecutive Conference Championship.
• Dylan Schroeder (12th) and Audrey Seaverson (10th) competed for the Southern Kettles Composite Mountain Biking Team (East Troy, Palmyra-Eagle, and Whitewater school districts) in the first statewide race of the fall season at Telemark in Cable, Wisconsin. Dylan took first place in the varsity boys race and Audrey took sixth in the JV3 girls race.
• Our East Troy girls tennis team defeated Sun Prairie West 7-0 on September 10th in their annual Patriot Day match. The Trojans also donated 343 dollars, one dollar for every firefighter who lost their lives on 9-11, to the East Troy Fire Department and the 9-11 Memorial. 
• From our 2022-23 licensed staff, 48% hold a Master’s degree or higher and 11.5% are Nationally Board Certified. 
• Our ETHS was approved for 61 incentive grant claims as a result of our students receiving various CTE (Career & Technical Education) certifications. These grants total $51,479.73 and will be going towards our CTE programs!
• On August 22nd, 2022 our ETHS Girls Tennis team won their 100th consecutive dual match - a streak that began on August 31st, 2017. 
• Our ETHS apiary outdoor classroom produced over 50 pounds of honey last year.
• Our Little Green Thumbs program fosters a relationship between 4K-1st graders at Little Prairie Primary and high school agriculture students.
• Our ETHS agriculture students partner with local farmers and seed dealers to manage a combined 17 acres of crops at the K&S Test Plots.
• Our ETHS has gained a CNA Lab specifically designed to help students earn their CNA certifications through Start College Now.
• Mary Schrieber, alumni of the East Troy FFA Chapter, was elected to a year of service as the 2022-2023 Section Ten State FFA Officer during the 93rd Wisconsin FFA Convention.

• Our ETHS holds a graduation rate of 97.2%
• Our district received a rating of "Exceeds Expectations" on our Wisconsin DPI State Report Card for the 2021-22 school year. 
• From our 2021-22 licensed staff, 55% hold a Master's degree or higher and 10.8% are Nationally Board Certified. 
• Over 16% of our students participate in Youth Apprenticeships or Work Experiences during the school day.
• Our ETHS currently offers 26 transcripted courses with Gateway Technical College, 12 AP Courses, and 36 Laude Honor Courses. 
• Since 2015, the ETHS has earned 21 Conference Championships, 18 Regional Champions, 8 Sectional Championships (Team state qualifiers), 2 Team State Championships, and well over 100 individual state qualifiers.
• This school year our East Troy Middle School received a grant from the National Resources Foundation of Wisconsin. Led by Tracey Gross, ETMS Library Assistant, the grant awarded funds that were used to create an outdoor reading area for our students, teachers, and community to enjoy.
• All four buildings were recognized by the Wisconsin RtI Center for their successful implementation of an equitable, multi-level system of supports for the 2021-22 school year. Little Prairie, Prairie View, and the Middle School were awarded Silver level and the High School was awarded Bronze level.
• Little Prairie Primary once again was one of top schools for the Kids Heart Challenge in southeast Wisconsin, raising $16,634 for the American Heart Association.
• Our ETHS student, Dayne Lindow, was nominated for the Milwaukee High School sports awards tennis player of the year.
• Our ETHS student, Alyssa Schauer, was nominated to represent East Troy on the 2022-23 Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council.
• Our ETHS Esports Team took home 3rd place for Rocket League at the Esports State Competition held at Northcentral Technical College in May.
• Our ETHS Choir and Band students all took home 1st and 2nd Place Ratings at the State Solo & Ensemble Festival held at UW-Parkside.
• ETHS student, Lauren Lindow, was nominated for the Milwaukee High School sports awards tennis player of the year.
• The ETHS Jazz Ensemble took 1st place at the annual Eau Claire Jazz Festival and earned a performance spot at the Pablo Center for the Performing Arts with the nationally known U W Eau Claire Jazz I Ensemble as well as other nationally known guest artists.
• The East Troy High School CTE Department is proud to announce that they received Regional Career Pathway certifications in the areas of Construction, Digital Technology, and Business Administration/Finance.  
• Our ETHS NASA HUNCH teams did a fantastic job presenting their ideas to NASA engineers and community members in February. In April the team selected as finalists presented in Houston at the Johnson Space Center! Magnetic Boot Team (semi-finalists): Rebecca Barber, Natalie Goetsch, Alyssa Schauer Fungus Nanolab Team (finalists): Megan Greenlees, Samantha Holle, Lucy Schrieber.
• The 20-21 Trojan yearbook was nationally recognized in the annual Possibilities book by Walsworth for its exceptional theme design. We were the only school in the state of Wisconsin to receive a theme recognition in this design book.
• Dayne Lindow and Chase Cummings were selected to play in the WBCA ALL STAR game during summer 2022  in the Wisconsin Dells. As part of this game, they get to help raise money for the MACC FUND, and help fight childhood cancer.   
• Our ETHS band and choir students participated in district Solo & Ensemble earning 107 first place ratings and 18 second place ratings.  The following groups and individuals received an almost perfect score and qualified for state:
  • Jazz Ensemble
  • Brass Ensemble
  • Vocal Jazz Ensemble
  • Kaden Fridley- Trombone solo and Vocal solo
  • Barbershop Quartet- Kaden Fridley, Gavin McLauchlin, Layne Peters, Gabe Vose
  • Mary Schrieber- Music Theatre Solo
  • Delany Dopke- Music Theatre Solo
  • Rob Thomas- Piano Solo
• Our ETMS students participate in the Middle School Advanced Learner Academic Bowl. Students were nominated to attend, and this year it was hosted by Washington-Caldwell School District. Five students from each grade represented ETMS in English Math, Science, and Social Studies. ETMS ranked #1 overall!!! So proud of the students that participated, and way to make ETMS stand out!!
• Our ETMS Battle of the Books team, the Book Ends, won the State Competition. Students read 20 books and answered 35 detailed questions about them. Team members Matthew Markham, Holden Dierks, Isabel Banks, and Maya Bong, answered 34 questions correctly, earning 360 points.
• Our Literacy on the LP Town Square event hosted over 150 students and their families for a night of activities involving reading & writing!
• ETHS students Max Hudson placed 4th and Jonah Edwards placed 5th at the D2 Wrestling State Tournament.
• Daniel Olsen from Snap Raise! came to ETHS to celebrate the choir's HUGE success in raising $12,000 for our March performance tour to Nashville, TN
• Four of our Prairie View students were selected for the Southern Lakes Anthology. (Ali Zwirgzdas: Poetry, Aiden McBurney: Poetry, George Heimos: Art, Jude Meighan: Art)
• Our ETHS Dance Team qualified for the State Dance Competition in both Hip Hop and Jazz. 
• Aimee Swanson, our MS/HS Choir teacher, led a successful session at the Wisconsin Choral Director's Association State Conference.
• Timothy Hummel, our PV/HS Band Teacher, completed the requirements to become a WSMA (Wisconsin School Music Association) Certified Adjudicator Level 2. 
• The ETHS Esports Team took home 2nd place at state in Super Smash Bros. The team competed against 16 other schools at Madison Area Technical College.
• Our ETCSD Athletic Director, Reid Oldenburg, was recognized by the NIAAA (National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association) as a Certified Athletic Administrator. 
• ETHS was awarded over $23,000 in VOICE grants to support dual credit programs.
• National Business students took home first, second, and third place in the Finance Challenge Bowl. Our top two teams now qualify for state in Madison on May 18th.
• Lauren Lindow, Sophia Rondeau, and Katie Metcalf were awarded First team All-State by the Wisconsin High School Tennis Coaches Association.
• Mary Schrieber was selected as a National FFA Delegate for Wisconsin and will be traveling to the National FFA Convention with the State Officer team to represent our state in delegate business sessions. She was selected as one of just 3 additional national delegates from over 20 applicants from around the state! 
• ETHS Girls tennis medaled at the WIAA State Tennis tournament - Lauren Lindow finished with the silver medal in singles and our doubles team of Sophia Rondeau and Katie Metcalf took home the silver in doubles.  This was the highest place finish for singles and doubles in school history!  
• Our ETHS Girls tennis finished the season as Rock Valley Conference Champions. 
• Our ETHS girl’s tennis team defeated Waterford 6-1 in their annual ACE FOR THE CURE Pink Out Match. The team also donated $250 to the MACC FUND who will pass it along to the Children’s Hospital to benefit kids fighting cancer. They are currently 24-0 for the season. 
• Our ETHS girl’s golf team finished the conference season in third place overall.
• School district staff members have been long-time supporters of United Way of Walworth County and its 40+ local nonprofit agencies. At the beginning of the 2021-22 school year district staff donated $2,728 to support the United Way mission.
• Girls Tennis Coach Dave Lindow was selected by the Wisconsin Tennis Coaches’ Association as the recipient of the 2020-21 NFHS Girls Tennis Coach of the Year for Wisconsin.
• ETHS student Braeden Bakken was honored as the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Defensive Player of the week for Football during the 2021-22 season.
• Continued use of “operational guide”
• Over 24 transcripted courses are currently offered at ETHS for the 2021-22 school year.
• ETHS Jazz Ensemble performed this summer (‘21) with the band Montage on the front lawn of the high school as part of the ET Community Band summer series.  
• ETHS currently offers 22 Varsity interscholastic sports stressing participation and excellence
• Will reinstate community use of our Fab Lab and Fitness Center for the 21-22 school year.
• Expanded mental health services for students by offering counseling within our buildings through a partnership with Child and Family Therapeutic Systems (CFTS)
• Awarded one of the school based mental health (SBMH) grants for the 21-22 and 22-23 school years totaling $150,000 of funds over the next two years

• Re-entry safety protocols established for in-person learning and extra-curriculars throughout the entire school year toward reducing exposure and mitigating spread while supporting the physiological and psychological health of our students and staff
• All four of our schools earned Silver level recognition from the WI RtI Center / PBIS Network for Behavior related to our PBIS implementation and practices / equitable systems of supports for the 2020 - 2021 school year
• 81.4% of 5th grade students, 91.8% of 8th grade students, and 100% of 12th grade students “strongly agreed” or “agreed” that they had positive relationships / connections with adults at school (School Perceptions Data).
• 112 ETHS students took 166 AP exams with 77% of those students earning a 3 or higher in 2020-21.
• ETCSD was awarded $33,501.04 from the Career & Technical Education Incentive Grant for the 42 ETHS students who received professional certifications during the 2020-21 school year.
• 2020-21  E.T.H.S. kickoff the year with students exploring more opportunities within the building such as clubs, athletics, and other activities
• During April's Kids Who Care Month, Little Prairie and Prairie View Elementary students gained the opportunity to wear a hat at school on Fridays in April 2021 when they donated $.50/week, or whatever they could contribute. Collectively, the students and staff from the two elementary schools raised and donated $615.69 to the East Troy Family & Community Resource Center!!
• During the spring 2021 Kids Heart Challenge, our Little Prairie and Prairie View students raised a total of nearly 30K for the American Heart Association. Prairie View students raised $9,110.66 and Little Prairie students raised $19,524.
• Over 16% of ETHS students participated in Youth Apprenticeships or Work Experience during the 2020-21 school year.
• Certificates were earned with 14 Youth Apprenticeships during the 2020-21 school year.
• All three ETHS student groups who participated in HUNCH (High School students United with NASA to Create Hardware) were selected as semi-finalists based off their virtual presentations in spring of 2021.
• During the 2020-21 school year ETHS hosted important social events on a COVID friendly format to support the social and emotional well-being for students including a homecoming event in the fall which include a district-wide parade, a senior prom (because the class missed their Junior prom due to COVID),a Junior prom, and a senior event at Booth Lake Memorial Park.  Thank you to all the club and class advisors for all your efforts to support our students!  
• Class of 2021 had the opportunity to take Robotics all three years in middle school and continue through high school
• ETMS 7th and 8th grade band students participated in the 2021 *Virtual* Middle School District Solo Ensemble Festival.  Middle School band students earned a total of 36 first place medals and 7 second place medals on all of their events.
• All High School Athletic programs competed in the regular 2020-21 WIAA postseason tournament series.
• Comparing 19-20 and 20-21 at this exact time, a 78% decline in discipline referrals at elementary school levels
• During 2020 a new Social Emotional Learning program called Character Strong was started at our ETMS.
• ETHS Senior, Hunter Orlowski, received his Associate’s Degree from Gateway Technical College prior to his high school graduation in 2021. He was also nominated to give the commencement speech at the Gateway ceremony.
• ETHS teacher, Colleen Heitl, was presented the Impact Influencer Award by the US Navy in August 2021. She was nominated by her former student, Alexander Grenier.
• Four ETHS student-created videos were selected as winners in The Wonders of Physics 2021 video contest. Kirstin Michalski was also awarded “Teacher with the Most Quality Student Videos Submitted”.
• During the 2020-21 school year, 32 students at East Troy High School passed a total of 120 Microsoft Office 365 Associate exams in the areas of Word, Excel PowerPoint, and Outlook.  In addition, 24 students earned their Microsoft Office Specialist – Associate Certificate, signifying that they are certified in three or more applications.
• ETHS Boys Tennis won the 2021 Rock Valley Championship. (Conference Flight Results: #1 singles Dayne Lindow - Champion, #2 singles Justin Brehm - Champion, #3 singles Connor Paullin - Champion, #4 singles Noah Edwards - Champion, #1 doubles Max Maternowski / Chase Stoner - 3rd Place, #2 doubles Zach Cliffgard / Josh Erman - 2nd Place, #3 doubles Jake Malloy / Chase Murphy - Champion)
• All ETHS band students participated in the virtual 2021 State Solo & Ensemble in at least a large group.  Every participant of district and state festivals received a first or second place rating.
• ETHS freshman Bailey Iverson was the First Place winner in the 2021 Walworth County Arts Council Winning Words Competition for her poem entitled, "Willow Tree."
• ETHS students Maya Schaefer and Andrea Smith earned multiple All-County Awards for Girls Swim during the 2020-21 school year. Andrea earned a first team All-County finish in the 200 Free Relay, and three second team All-County finishes in the 200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, and 500 Freestyle.  Maya also earned three second team All-County finishes in the 100 Freestyle, 200 Free Relay, and the 400 Free Relay.
• ETHS Junior Varsity Cheer earned 1st place and Varsity Cheer earned 2nd place at the 2021 WACPC Spring Cheer Championship Competition.
• ETHS students Abigail Bruce and Hannah Meyers both earned WACPC All State 1st Team for Cheer in 2021.
• ETHS student, Bella Atkinson, is 1 of 10 finalists for the Wisconsin Star in Agricultural Placement award based on her work on her family's dairy farm during the 2020-21 school year. This award is an extension of the State FFA Degree, which Bella will also be receiving at the State Convention this summer, and recognizes the "best of the best" from the over 300 state degree recipients, recognizing those students who have gone above and beyond in their Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAEs) in their time in FFA.
• ETHS teacher, Ms. Kristin Michalski, is one of six Wisconsin educators who have been named finalists for the 2021 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
• The camerata girls barbershop quartet, MeLadies, took 3rd place in the 2021 virtual Wisconsin Youth Barbershop Harmony Festival.
• During the 2020-21 school year, students successfully implemented the Trojan Battle Bags providing access to food and personal hygiene items for ETHS students and families.

• Remain committed and steadfast to “learning is different here” by having our students  empowered through Personalized Learning Environments (PLE’s) that keep the student at the center of the learning process through autonomy (voice); mastery (continuous improvement); and purpose (value)
• Authentic implementation of the “assessment continuum”
• 97% parent satisfaction scores with in-person and virtual learning options
• Continued improvement upon emergency “standard response protocol”
• Core learning policies - educational philosophy (110), district goals (111), personalized learning environment (112), grading systems (345.1) and district grading (345.2 rule), and district assessment (346.1) and assessment continuum exhibit (346)
• Continued annual budget balancing
• Total utility related costs have gone down from $430,323 for the 2005-2006 FY compared to $389,495 during the 2018-2019 FY.
• Updated ETCSD webpage and increased social media platforms
• Since 2018, a significant increase in literary achievement has been seen within students graduating from Prairie View - students are reaching ETMS as more voracious and independent readers who not only understand genres and subgenres with automaticity, but can speak in-depth about them.
• Little Prairie continues to offer a free Stay & Play weekly program for families with children from infant to age four.
• Little Prairie Primary was awarded the Pre-K/Early Childhood Citation by American School & University Magazine and was featured in the 2018 Architectural Portfolio.
• Successful coordination by our pupil services team of bi-monthly parent and community education nights focused and supporting families on relevant student needs
• Continued efforts on literacy and the adoption of practices that strengthen the framework and close gaps especially in areas of phonemic awareness, phonics and vocabulary
• M.S. moved to a workshop model of ELA.  Model combines instruction for both reading and writing and allows for more student-centered approaches to instruction
• ETHS English Department continues to expand their classroom libraries
• Continued use of course overviews - learning targets to guide learning
• The AVID elective course for grade 11 students was added.  ETHS now offers AVID electives for grades 9-11.
• Since 2015, the ETHS has earned 21 Conference Championships, 18 Regional Champions, 8 Sectional Championships (Team state qualifiers), 2 Team State Championships, and well over 100 individual state qualifiers
• ETHS has over 26 Clubs for students to support their interests such as award-winning musical programs including Jazz, Concert, and Symphonic Band, along with Jazz, Concert, and Performance Choir.
• ETHS has a distinguished art program including our National Art Honor Society club for additional co-curricular advancement in the arts. Student musicians and artists regularly receive recognition in contests and competitions.  
• District wide facility improvements to support student learning and employee-centered working conditions
• Updated playground equipment at Prairie View
• District-wide data retreats at school buildings continue to evolve
• ETHS has earned a Global Education Achievement Certificate (1 of only 59 schools in 2015)
• Last payment on long-term debt that allowed $130,000 back in regular budget
• Continuing to update programming opportunities
• First in State of Wisconsin to provide Smart Labs to our students (Prairie View and MS - 2016 - 2017 / Little Prairie Primary - 2017 - 2018) - Little Prairie Primary being the first in the nation to have a SmartLab completely dedicated to primary-aged children
• Continuing to increase authentic applications within Smart Labs and Robotics with the use of Glowforge (laser cutting and printing) and Endurapress / Sawgrass printing
• Student acceleration process aligned to meet the rigor of the Bridges and CPM math curriculum
• Many team and individual athletic / club accomplishments(screen printing)
• State and world recognized Fab Lab - (1 of 5 recognized Fab Labs in state of WI by Fab Foundation)
• Financial rating continued with Moody’s Investor Service of Aa2: In 2020, of 365 Wisconsin school districts with Moody’s ratings, only 18 districts scored higher.
• Sustained focus on monthly character traits
• Continuous learning opportunities from virtual to in-person instruction
• Positive Literacy and Mathematical achievements
• Daily classroom meetings to build a healthy community and support social-emotional learning.